This one-day hands-on course will provide participants with practical skills that will help ensure functional bioretention practices.

This training event was produced through the Climate Change Adaptation Platform, with support from Natural Resources Canada and is being organized in collaboration with Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority.

Construction, certification, inspection and maintenance all play a pivotal role in long-term function of bioretention facilities. Failing to follow proper processes can result in barren landscapes, clogged practices, and ultimately costly post-construction repairs. This one-day hands-on course will provide participants with practical skills that will help ensure functional bioretention practices.

Using the bioretention facility at Purple Woods Conservation Area as a case study, participants will review key processes for construction, certification, inspection and maintenance. During the second half of the day, participants will have the opportunity to apply their learning through a series of in-field inspection and maintenance activities.